Team Bios

Elana Iaciofano

Full Throttle — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:46:15 +0000

Shortly after I completed my first sprint triathlon, Scott found me by the side of the Chelsea Piers pool contemplating the water and somehow convinced me to start rising before the sun and training with Full Throttle.

I haven't looked back once. There's no time! I gotta get to bed so I can get up at 4:30 and make practice...

A graphic designer by day, I spend the remainder of my free time hunting down intriguing restaurants and inventing recipes for the food blo g I maintain with my brother.

Triathlon Highlights Include:
2nd in Age Group at South Beach Triathlon, April 2012
3rd in Age Group at the Montauk Triathlon, June 2011
1st in Age Group at the Sherman Triathlon, July 2011
1st in Age Group at the NYC Triathlon, August 2011
Numerous spills off the bike (1 guardrail named after me)
1 incident of "over-swimming"
1 occasion of forgotten pants

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Barbara Tint-Lahullier

Full Throttle — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:42:40 +0000

Barbara Tint-Lahullier | 65-69 I have been a member of Chelsea Piers for about 7 years. One day watching the Full Throttle team dashing around the track with Scott's encouragement (and harassment) I wondered "maybe I can do that".

I've been triathlon training for 3 years, have raced 3 times and look forward to more. The group and Scott were so encouraging to me as a newbie. I have a particular interest in the idea of people beginning to exercise when they're middle aged or older, and have started writing about it. Unlike some other team members, getting out of the water onto land is the hard part.

Lisa Donneson

Full Throttle — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:39:59 +0000

Lisa Donneson | 55-59I compete in sprint and Olympic distance triathlons, biathlons, running races and century rides. It’s exciting to go through the finish line, discovering inner resources that I didn’t know I had, and achieve things that I had previously thought were out of my range.

I’ve podiumed a number of times this year, but my happiest accomplishments were my time trial around Central Park and jumping behind faster teammates on the indoor track at Chelsea Piers.

I have another new adventure: I just launched a new brand of local wines with a fun and fresh vibe: Bouké (pronounced like “bouquet”) – www.boukewines.com.

Stasi Lubansky

Full Throttle — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:36:51 +0000

Stasi Lubansky | 55-5Stasi is a veteran of 21 NYC Marathons, including 2010. In 2003 she learned to swim and has been training with Full Throttle ever since...

Stasi has competed in the NYC, South Beach, West Point, Danskin, Montalk and Central Park Triathlons as as well as the Team Championships in Myrtle Beach in October 2010.

Sometimes she even podiums in her age group.

When she is not training, Stasi works as a nurse practitioner at Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates and is the mother of 3 adult children – All runners.

Thank you Bruce for all your love and support.

Janet Nelson

Full Throttle — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:33:48 +0000

Janet Nelson | 50-54Janet is a veteran racer having competed in her first triathalon in 1995, but began competive swimming in 1968. She joined Full Throttle in 2006 after participating in "visit the team" workouts and says she was hooked on the positive infectious energy of the entire group and had finally found a "training home".

Janet is a single mom of 3 children. The apple does not fall far from the tree, she and her daughter (11yrs) competed together in 2007 at the Westpoint triathlon. When not training for the next triathlon she can be found racing J-24 sailboats on the Hudson.

Janet resides in Manhattan and is a practicing Physiologist specalizing in repetitive motion injuries.

Candy Argondizza

Full Throttle — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:26:07 +0000

Candy Argondizza | 50-54 Candy has been training with Full Throttle since 2004. She did her first tri in 2001 and has been hooked ever since.

When not training, Candy spends her time teaching at the French Culinary Institute. Cooking is her first obsession.”Cooking is a lot like endurance sports, you train/prepare, you execute, and then the finish is rewarding.”

Candy resides in Manhattan with her partner and poodle.

Janine Schuliger – Pittsburgh Regional Team

Full Throttle — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:23:29 +0000

Janine Schuliger | 45-49I am a former swimmer who began running in college because my swim coach at Pitt was one of the first who incorporated “cross training” as a training tool! I have just finished my 3rd season of triathlon racing. I have competed in sprint to ½ ironman distances and just completed my first Ironman last August in Louisville with other members of The Full Throttle Pittsburgh team. It was the experience of a life time!

My three teenaged daughters are very supportive of the “ridiculous” workouts I need to do, and my husband is the best guy to have at races as he keeps my friends and family posted on my splits and progression throughout the race.

The sport of triathlon has allowed me to develop many good friendships and the Full Throttle Team just formed here is an exciting extension of that!

I only wish the swim could be a little longer.

Beth Conner

Full Throttle — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:22:01 +0000

Beth Conner | 45-49 This was my 1st triathlon season and my 1st season training with Full Throttle. It all began with a challenge from a co-worker to do the NYC-Triathlon. So, not knowing what I was getting myself into I accepted his challenge of not being able to complete 1 full lap swimming in the pool.

Thanks to "Top Notch Coach" Scott Berlinger and all of my Full Throttle teammates I completed the NYC-Triathlon in 2:57:40. I also competed in the SOBE MOSSMAN Triathlon and (2) 1/2 Marathons.

I am officially hooked on racing!

Adrienne Jakson

Full Throttle — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:20:12 +0000

Adrienne Jakson | 45-49 Adrienne Jakson has been one of the original Full Throttle members since 2003. Adrienne joined the group without knowing how to swim at all. Six weeks later she completed her first sprint triathlon and was hooked for life.

She has competed in many races since then in cities near and far: St Petersburg. Philly. Boston, and the New York area. Olympic distance being her favorite length and her favorite race courses are the New York City and Philadelphia Triathlons.

In between triathlon seasons Adrienne also likes to race half and full marathons.

Adrienne has the work hard/play hard attitude in all aspects of her life. Her professional career is in Sales and Marketing in the pharmaceuticals industry, and travels often on business and for fun. Having Full Throttle actually helps manage her work/life balance, keeping her committed to improving her physical and mental fitness.

"I am highly competitive in everything I do. I am hooked on the energy of training and competing with my Full Throttle team-mates, and how we all push each other through healthy competition (ha ha!) everytime we're together. The best part of racing is the thrill of the start and the awesome feeling when you cross the Finish Line!"

Kirsten Kincade

Full Throttle — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:18:49 +0000

Kirsten Kincade | 45-49 Racing since 2002:

2 X Inside triathlon All American

5X USAT All American

5X Hawaii Ironman Finisher

4XTeam USA – 5th at Olympic Distance Worlds 04

2nd Overall NYC 2004